A Short History of Oregon

Early Discoveries-The Lewis and Clark Exploration-Settlement-Government-Indian Wars-Progress

Compiled by Sidona V. Johnson

Chicago

A.C. McClurg & Co.

1904

Part One

Discovery

I. The Sixteenth Century

II. The Northwest Passage and the Hudson’s Bay Company

III. Discovery of Behring’s Straits and Alaska and Beginning of the Fur Trade in the Pacific Ocean

IV. Relative Claims of Contending Nations in North America

V. Origin of the Name “Oregon”-Captain Carver

VI. Spain renews activity in the North Pacific Ocean

VII. England and the United States enter the Pacific Ocean-Voyages of Captains Cook and Meares.-First Voyage of Captain Gray

VIII. Spain’s Supremacy in the North Pacific is Overthrown-The Nootka Convention

IX. Second Voyage of Captain Gray.-Voyage of Captain Vancouver.-Discovery and Naming of the Columbia River.-Final Adjustment of Nootka Differences and Abandonment of that Port.

Part Two

Exploration

X. The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Part Three

Settlement

XI. First Trading Posts in the Pacific Northwest.-First Settlement on the Columbia River

XII. The Astoria Settlement.-Astoria Surrendered to the English

XIII. Astoria formally restored to the United States.-Joint Occupation Treaty.-Florida Treaty

XIV.  Rival English Fur Companies

XV. Indefinite Extension of Join Occupation Treaty

XVI. Attempted Join Occupation

XVII. Advent of the Missionary in Oregon

XVIII. Emigration beings.-Establishment of Provisional Government

XIX. Emigration of 1843

XX. 1844 to 1848-First Census of Oregon

XXI. The Whitman Massacre

Part Four

Government

XXII. Final Settlement of the Oregon Question

XXIII. Territorial Government for Oregon.-Discovery of Gold in California

XXIV. Oregon becomes a State.-Discovery of Gold in Oregon

Part Five

Indian Wars

XXV. Indian Wars

Part Six

Progress

 XXVI. Oregon in 1904